William stenger and alois beyrnheimer



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BED BOTTOM. ,v Patented July 2, 1867.

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--To ALL WHOM 'IT MAY GONCERN:

Beit knov'vn that we, WILLIMSTENGER and ALoIs Bnsnnnsi'usm'o- Jefersominthecounty of Harrison, andin the State of O hio, have inventedvcortainimprovements in Bed-Bottonis;"' and do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clealj, and exact description thereof, reference being had-to the ,accompanying drawings :md to the letters of' reference'markedthereon, making a part of this specification.

lIn the annexed drawings, A .represents aibedsten'd of "theordinnrymnnufnctnre. The cord composing the` bottom of- Vthis bedstead,instead oi` being in one piece, is Vo series of short pieces which crosseuch other, andare attached at each end and side of the bedstend, l

Our invention c onsstsin the devices for attaching these cords to theedstendg and in so attaching them to give elasticity to the bed-bottom.

Atsuitnble distances apart there are small narrow slots cut into thesides and ends of the frame of thebed for the insertion of the ends ofnari-on"v rubber bands, which connect the bent rods a a. It .n ill beseen that these rods are so constructed as to allow the rubber bands to`loop'uround their rear ends. whilethe front ends are so compressed asto catch and hold the knots tied in the ends of'the bed-cord and hold itfast.

In constructing a bed-bottom, we iirs't 'cut the narrow slots in ltherails ond lap tho narrow-rubber strips around the rear endof the loopsa, andthen insert the ends ofthe rubber in slots and wedge (x) theinibymeans of a narrow'strip of wood s that. the loops and bands are thusfirmly attached to the hedstend. Theicoriis are then Iput together, andwill lie-found both elastic and durable.

Having thus fully described our invention, what -we claim as new, anddesire'to secureA by Letters Patent, is The loops a-a, bonds-1' t', andwegdes :e @when used upon the bedstead-frame in combina-tion with thecords z and y, in the manner substantially as andfor the purposessetforth. i In testimony that we claim the foregoing, we have hereuntoset our hands this 16th d'y of March, 1867. WM. STENGER,

ALOIS BEYRNHIMEB.

Witnesses:

Gsosas A, Gemey,- Ssnmsr. Rossum.

